Democrat Lori Lightfoot has made history as the first Black woman and the first openly gay person to be Chicago’s mayor. Lightfoot is only the second woman to lead the city. Chicago will be the largest U.S. city that has a Black woman as mayor once Lightfoot is officially sworn…
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Historic Chicago Mayoral Race is Between Two Black Women
Two Black women, Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle, are set to make history in Chicago, regarding America’s third-largest city’s mayoral election. In the Chicago’s 182-year history, a Black woman has never held the highest political position in the urban metropolis. After this coming Tuesday, that will no longer be a…